Glen Starr

It was over 32 years ago when my chosen career after college came to an abrupt halt, and I could not find any jobs in my field. Despite my degree in chemical engineering plus 12 years of experience in oil field services, I found myself starting over. A lot of engineers had to do that back in that time.
Then to further compound my difficulties, I was going through a divorce, and less than two years earlier my wife and I had lost our first child. It felt like my world was crumbling at that time and I was coming across a lot of closed doors in my job search.
Thankfully, I didn’t give up. I had family and friends help me keep my sanity and with the clarity of hindsight, I realize I somehow chose resilience, determination, and adaptability – there really wasn’t any other choices. Pivoting from chemical engineering to financial planning wasn’t easy, but my skills in problem-solving and handling complexity helped me make the leap. If anything, I hope my story proves that one’s expertise and experience is more transferable than you think, and we are all more capable of bouncing back than we realize.
After 9 years with two large broker-dealers, I opened my independent financial planning office in Conroe, Texas in 2003.
I work with small businesses consulting and implementing their employee retirement plans and providing education to the employees.
Most of my work is with individuals helping grow their asset base, creating sustainable income in retirement, estate planning, and personal income tax planning. I particularly enjoy the income tax planning and navigating its unfortunate complexity in our financial lives.
Our work begins with financial plans, defining and understanding clients’ goals and objectives, what is needed to be accomplished, and their level of risk tolerance.